Ovchyan Surname
Approximately 271 people bear this surname
Ovchyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 131 | 1:22,368 | 1,460 |
| Russia | 125 | 1:1,152,984 | 85,410 |
| Georgia | 14 | 1:267,539 | 13,476 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
Ovchyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ovchyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ovchyan (Georgian: ოვჩიანი, Russian: Овчян) has its highest incidence in Armenia. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ovchyan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 961,438th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 26,891,313 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 54 percent of Ovchyan reside; 54 percent reside in West Asia and 48 percent reside in Armeno-West Asia.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Armenia, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 22,368. In Armenia Ovchyan is mostly found in: Syunik Province, where 46 percent are found, Ararat Province, where 36 percent are found and Yerevan, where 17 percent are found. Barring Armenia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 46 percent are found and Georgia, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ovchiyan | 93 | 76 | / |
| Ovchyn | 92 | 8 | / |
| Ovchan | 92 | 4 | / |
| Avchyan | 86 | 258 | / |
| Ovchian | 86 | 37 | / |
| Ovchyna | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ivechyan | 80 | 120 | / |
| Avchiyan | 80 | 62 | / |
| Avchoyan | 80 | 20 | / |
| Ovchiyen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Evchyn | 77 | 224 | / |
| Ovsyan | 77 | 68 | / |
| Yvchyn | 77 | 24 | / |
| Ovchin | 77 | 19 | / |
| Ivchyn | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ovchynnyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ouvichean | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ouvichain | 75 | 1 | / |
| Afochan | 71 | 229 | / |
| Evchyna | 71 | 40 | / |
| Avzhyan | 71 | 22 | / |
| Yvchyna | 71 | 20 | / |
| Ivachiyani | 71 | 13 | / |
| Ovchina | 71 | 12 | / |
| Avchian | 71 | 10 | / |
| Ovechin | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ovsyann | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ovchiin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Avichan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afoichan | 67 | 117 | / |
| Yovichin | 67 | 54 | / |
| Afoïchan | 67 | 51 | / |
| Ivichany | 67 | 46 | / |
| Afoychan | 67 | 13 | / |
| Afouchan | 67 | 9 | / |
| Afochani | 67 | 7 | / |
| Uvichain | 67 | 4 | / |
| Afoîchan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Avachean | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ovechina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovchinni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofoichan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ivachiyaani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afwochan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afoachan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afochane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auvichan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abtchyan | 67 | 1 | / |
Ovchyan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ovchyan in the Georgian language | ||
| ოვჩიანი | ovchiani | - |
| Ovchyan in the Russian language | ||
| Овчян | ovcan | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ovchyan
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